best and easiest mod to install?

[doome]

i guess i am gonna buy a mod, any1 know an easy 1 to install?

[SkynetworX]

Some people say 'one' to '1'. The WiiKey ist realy easy to install (but you should have expirience with soldering and the necessary tools.)

[doome]

idk how to solder, thats y i am trying to find an easy one to install

[doome]

so i guess wiikey is the easiest????

[numms]

i guess i am gonna buy a mod, any1 know an easy 1 to install?

I'll tell you this, and people here may disagree with me...

I have never soldered before, and never had a chipped system. I bought a cyclowiz and all the tools to do the job (triwing, soldering iron, solder, flux, and braid). I pulled an old board out of a broke DVD player and used that as practice. I got the chip soldered, opened up the Wii, and HOLY CRAP are those points small!!!! Long story short, I chickened out. I started talking with someone that offered to do it for me, but they wound up changing their mind. A week or so passes and I decide, what the hell, I'm doing it myself. Follow the instructions on these boards and TAKE YOUR TIME!!! I got the chip installed and upgraded without a hitch. If someone who never used a soldering iron can do it, it's got to be pretty easy. I used the wire method as opposed to the quick solder and would recommend the same to anyone doing this. That being said, the toughest part of the soldering (from what I learned) is the points on the board. I guess the bottom line is, if you're going to do a wired install, any chip you pick isn't going to make it any easier than another.

That's my opinion anyway.

PS: I skipped messing around with the disable wire, but everything else is hooked up and working great.

[doome]

agh idk what to do

[doome]

is there one without soldering?

[dipswitch]

If you do attempt to solder your own mod, then I would suggest to find any old pci cards or circuit board with the smallest soldering points you can find and practice soldering 30 guage wire to the card. There are many soldering tips on line. Read them.

[numms]

agh idk what to do

The only think I can GUARANTEE that you should do is practice before you try it on the system. Use an old board (I don't know many people that don't have some sort of broken electronics around their house) and practice on that. I wouldn't recommend the quicksolder on the wiikey as there have been many reports about the points not lining up correctly and/or having a big gap between the chip and board. The wiring install went smooth for me. I ran wires on my chip, opened the Wii, taped the chip down and cut each of the wires to remove slack. Something that REALLY helped me was to take a very small piece of tape and tape the wire down right next to where you're going to solder it. After you solder it, gently pull the tape up and use it on the next wire.

[numms]

is there one without soldering?

No, there are no chips available that don't require soldering. Sorry, that's the ONLY way.

[doome]

oh ok, then im waiting for a soft mod/hack

[numms]

oh ok, then im waiting for a soft mod/hack
You may be waiting quite some time on that. Find the thread on here that gives instructions on soldering. If you follow that guide to a "T" and take your time, you should be fine with whatever chip you decide on. Again, though, the chip you chose will not make soldering to that board any easier if doing a wired install. The reason I recommend this type of install is that if something should go wrong with the chip it's a lot easier to remove a wired chip than a quick soldered one.

[soulfoot]

here is what you should do

1. buy a mod chip, i chose wiikey but w/e

2. go to www.google.com

3. serch for "yourtownname" electronic repair and select a repair company

4. call said repair company and see if they will install your chip for you and see how much, my guy charges 65$

5. repeat steps 2 -4 till you find one that satisfies you.

6. pay them to install the chip

sorry to be that way but if you have no soldering experience, i wouldnt recomend you starting out on your wii. Going to a professional will be much easier on you and they will have all the equipment to do it correctly and check thier work. If you look around on these forums you will see various sad stories that should really solidify your desire to have it done professionaly. At least it did for me, i'm taking mine in tonight.

if you simply must do it yourself look around i'm sure you can find lots of advice.

[doome]

my dad is a electrician idk maybe he knows how to solder

[numms]

here is what you should do

1. buy a mod chip, i chose wiikey but w/e

2. go to www.google.com

3. serch for "yourtownname" electronic repair and select a repair company

4. call said repair company and see if they will install your chip for you and see how much, my guy charges 65$

5. repeat steps 2 -4 till you find one that satisfies you.

6. pay them to install the chip

sorry to be that way but if you have no soldering experience, i wouldnt recomend you starting out on your wii. Going to a professional will be much easier on you and they will have all the equipment to do it correctly and check thier work. If you look around on these forums you will see various sad stories that should really solidify your desire to have it done professionaly. At least it did for me, i'm taking mine in tonight.

if you simply must do it yourself look around i'm sure you can find lots of advice.

This is OBVIOUSLY the best advice. I was approaching this as if him installing it himself was a given.

[SpanKie]

Long story short, I chickened out. I started talking with someone that offered to do it for me, but they wound up changing their mind.

Hey mate, I still would have did your install for you... that wasn't a problem. Its just your initial request I had to decline on for many reasons, some of which I shared with you via PM.

My last PM I stated that if you wanted to proceed with a normal installation, I would be more than happy and willing too.

No biggie, I'm glad you got it installed and everything is working great.

[numms]

Hey mate, I still would have did your install for you... that wasn't a problem. Its just your initial request I had to decline on for many reasons, some of which I shared with you via PM.

My last PM I stated that if you wanted to proceed with a normal installation, I would be more than happy and willing too.

No biggie, I'm glad you got it installed and everything is working great.

Yeah, I sent you a response saying that I really just wanted to get it done. I wasn't trying to give you a hard time, that's why I left "Who" out. All is well, I got it taken care of and feel better about having accomplished it myself. Seriously though, thanks for the offer.

This was sent Friday (the day I wound up getting everything up and running anyway)

Fair enough, let me ask you this....

Would it be possible to do a wired install and must make sure there's enough extra wire to be able to reach outside the wii? I understand what you're saying and can certianly see your point. My goal was to try and not have to open the system again, but as these are simply drive hacks, the ability to upgrade to the next type of hack is really unknown at this point. I also understand your concern with not being able to test whether it works or not. I, too, would like to test before it's all said and done. Honestly, right now, if I could just get my cyclowiz installed and working I would be happy. If you're interested in doing just this, get back to me.

I just wound up mounting everything inside anyhow.

[SpanKie]

I'm not upset by your post mate, mis-communication. I'm just glad you got everything setup and working.

Anyone can do it; as long as ya have the right tools, practice, be cautious, and take your time.

Great job!

[lost123]

Is flux 'really' needed for this installation?...cause i practised soldering to a few small points on a an old motherboard and it didn't seem to difficult (even though my hand starts shaking a bit when i get close to the points)

[SpanKie]

I would recommend using a little bit of flux. Not too much.